Lighting suggestions for Reefer 525 XL

[Tastee]

Hi all, I am planning a second tank, a Red Sea Reefer 525 XL which is 57.5cm d x 150cm w (22.6 x 59 inch). I currently have a RSR 250 lit by a Maxspect Razor 420R 160W assembly sitting on the tank sides using the regular arms.

In the new tank I am considering 4 options - Maxspect, Red Sea, Radion and Kessil. I plan to use mounting arms or equivalent, no hood. Hanging lights is an option. The current tank is a mixed reef and the new tank will be similar. Probably LPS and Softie dominant, but with some SPS. I am in Sydney, Australia, so don’t have all the options those in other markets have. Here is the current tank.

The Red Sea option seems straightforward - 3x Reef LED 90 units.
For Maxspect I appear to have 3 options - 420R 300W, R5 300W or R6 300W (just released, not yet available).
In the Radions the one I have looked at is the XR30 G4 Pro. The 525XL is 50” wide so I am thinking I could get away with 2 units. I’d love to hear any views on the G4 Pro vs the regular G4.
For Kessil I am quite confused as I don’t have any experience with this brand and their range is very diverse. I would love to hear any suggestions.

The tank will be Neptune APEX controlled but I am not wedded to Apex integration for the lights, happy to keep them separate as my current light is.

Appreciate any feedback you have!

 

[Peach02]

Firstly great to see another Aussie here there are more and more of us

Secondly I've been looking into the same tank and since I'm on a budget im thinking of 3 hydra 26's but if money was no object 3 radion g4 pros

I don't have any experience with the red sea, maxspect or kessil lights so I can't vouch for them

 

[PanchoG]

I am very happy with my Hydra HD 26, I am using 3 of them in my RSM S-500, I would buy again them if I would set up a second tank.

 

[Tastee]

Just bumping this thread.

At the moment I am leaning towards 3x Red Sea Reef LED 90 units on mounting arms. Would still love to hear any suggestions or feedback others have.

 

[Peach02]

Just bumping this thread.

At the moment I am leaning towards 3x Red Sea Reef LED 90 units on mounting arms. Would still love to hear any suggestions or feedback others have.

I have not had any experience with the reef led line and nether have others at my work but i know that three lights is often reccomended for the 425 up to the 625

 

[mta_morrow]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

I have the Maxspect RazorX lighting my 525 XL. I had the Razor 420R above my prior tank.

I also have it connected to the ICV6 module for control from my iPad.

 

[Tastee]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

I have the Maxspect RazorX lighting my 525 XL. I had the Razor 420R above my prior tank.

I also have it connected to the ICV6 module for control from my iPad.

Thanks, that’s a nice looking tank.

The Maxspect is certainly an option, and my 420R does a great job on the RSR 250. I’m leaning toward the clean look of the 3 Red Sea heads on mounting arms at the moment, even though it’s less clusters than the Maxspect option. I’ll have to check on the spread more closely before I commit however.

 

[Futuretotm]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

I have the Maxspect RazorX lighting my 525 XL. I had the Razor 420R above my prior tank.

I also have it connected to the ICV6 module for control from my iPad.

Quick question for you. How about two Maxspect Razor in parallel or would that be too much?

 

[mta_morrow]

Quick question for you. How about two Maxspect Razor in parallel or would that be too much?

I personally think it would be too much.